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Solution:
OIT provides 5GB of personal server storage space on the Central File Server
for each University computing account (students in Class of 2017 and beyond will be receiving 500MB of Central File Server space). If you often use computers from multiple
locations, the Central File Server is a great way to share, move, and store
files. You can use your personal space to store your important files so that
they are accessible to you from any computer connected to the network.

How can I access my personal files on the Central File Server?
Most people find that mapping their H: drive is the easiest and most intuitive
way to "see" their files on the Central File Server. Drag and drop methods
of moving files from your computer to your H: drive becomes second nature.
The bullets below link to instruction on how to map your H: drive on different
computing platforms.

Students who connect to the Princeton domain on their Windows computers
automatically map their H: drive to the Central File Server during the log
in process. Logging in to the clusters computers also automatically maps
your H: drive.

All Windows computer users can access their server space on the Central File
Server easily. Map your H: Drive to the Central File Server so that you
automatically connect each time you start your computer. See
Solution 9347 for instruction.
To join the Princeton Windows domain, see
www.princeton.edu/domain.

If you use a Mac computer running OS X, you can use Samba technology to connect
to your H: drive and access your folder on the Central File Server. See
Solution 9268 for instruction.

Protocols such as Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure FTP (SFTP) are other options
for using and transferring files to the Central File Server. See
www.princeton.edu/ssh for
more information.

How can I access my departmental files (M: drive) on the Central File
Server?To connect to your departmental files and folders on the Central File
Server (often called your M: drive), see
Solution 9511.

How can I access the Shares folder on the Central File Server?To information regarding usage and instruction on how to connect to the
Shares folder, please see Solution
5849.

Why should I store my files on the Central File Server?Most users find that there is no longer the need to back up an entire
hard drive. Operating systems and application software are extremely space
intensive, and backing up a computer's contents can be time consuming. Should
your computer malfunction, the re-installation of a clean operating system
and application software is most often required, making full hard drive backups
unnecessary. The files that you should back up and protect are the ones that
are your intellectual property; the work that if lost would cause distress.
Back up your intellectual property (including your papers, thesis, problem
sets and class work) on the Central File Server so that disaster can be averted.

What files should I store on the Central File Server?
For a detailed discussion of data to be backed up from your personal computer
and what you should be concerned with as your intellectual property, please
see Solution 9690.

Can I publish web pages using the Central File Server?
Yes. Your public_html folder within your account on the Central File Server
has permissions set to be world readable -- just place your .htm and .html
files inside this folder to create your personal web site. It's easy to map
your Central File Server personal folder as your H: drive, and save your
web pages to the public_html folder within. Your web address, or URL to access
your site, would be http://www.princeton.edu/~yourNetID

How can I connect to the Central File Server from off campus?
If you are off-campus and connecting to the Internet through your personal
Internet Service Provider, you will need to make a VPN connection to the
University before accessing the Central File Server. See
Solution 6023 for information
about Virtual Private Networking (VPN). You can also use Secure SSH or Secure
FTP technology described at:
www.princeton.edu/ssh.

How to restore files using the ~snapshot folder
The Central File Server provides a backup service using snapshot technology.
Every 2 hours your files are imaged and retained on the server in the event
that you accidentally delete, overwrite, lose, or corrupt a file. If you
are saving your intellectual property to the Central File Server, you can
restore files yourself. See the instructions within
Solution 9679.

Setting permissions using Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Windows computer users can alter the permissions on their personal folder
using Access Control Lists (ACLs) through a graphical user interface. See
the instructions within Solution
9680.

How can I check my storage usage (quota) and request more space?
If you have mapped your Central File Server account to your H: Drive as
documented above, Windows computer users can right-click on their H: drive,
pull down to Properties... and see free versus used space within their account.
All users can see their quota totals using the
Quota Checker web page. You
can request more quota by using the online form at
www.princeton.edu/oitforms.

Note that quota is determined by adding up the space used by all the files
owned by your netID. If you own files which are located in anyone else's
home directory, those files will count against your quota as well. Example
would be files you create in a coursework directory or a public_html directory
for a departmental account.